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Lemon verbena

Aloysia citrodora

Lemon verbena
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A shrub whose leaves smell strongly of lemon, for digestive teas.

Light
Full sun (6 h or more)
Height
1–2 m
Watering
Moderate: 2–3 times a week in summer
Soil
loose and well-drained
Edible?
Yes: the leaves
How to plant
Dig a hole twice the root ball; 1 m apart. Water well the first summer.
Care
It drops its leaves in winter, so don't give up on it. Prune hard in late winter and mulch the base against frost.

Calendar by climate

Warm coast
Mild Mediterranean
Southern interior
Continental interior
Cold interior and uplands
Atlantic
Canary Islands (subtropical)
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Dates are for growing outdoors, based on the local climate. In a greenhouse or tunnel everything comes earlier.

Feeding and doses

Mild Mediterranean

  • CompostMar3–5 kg / m²

Pest prevention and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

How easy to grow by climate

  • Warm coastEasy
  • Mild MediterraneanEasy
  • Southern interiorEasy
  • Continental interiorNeeds regular careFrost and a short season
  • Cold interior and uplandsNot recommended outdoorsHard, long frosts
  • AtlanticNeeds regular careRain and humidity: fungal disease
  • Canary Islands (subtropical)Easy

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